Explore Our Dance Styles
At Houston Dance Works, dancers don’t just take a class — they grow up in dance. Our classes are designed to meet your child where they are, from first steps in Baby Ballet to advanced training in Accelerated. Each program builds confidence, community, and skill, giving families the best of both worlds: professional training and a supportive environment.
Ballet Dance Classes
The foundation of all dance styles. Ballet teaches placement, posture, strength, and discipline. At HDW, ballet is not only a technical base but a confidence-builder, helping dancers carry themselves with poise both on and off stage. This class is for toddlers from 2.5 years to adults.
Jazz Dance Classes
This class focuses on jazz movement while incorporating flexibility, strength, and proper dance technique. Each class begins with stretching techniques to build strength and flexibility and then leads into progressions with emphasis on turns, jumps, kicks, and leaps. This class is for children five years old to adults.
Tap Dance Classes
Rhythm, timing, and musicality come alive in tap. Dancers learn to make music with their feet while developing coordination and focus. A fun and dynamic style that grows with your child’s abilities. This class is for children 2.5 years to adults.
Hip-Hop Dance Classes
High-energy movement influenced by today’s music and culture. This popular style builds performance confidence, rhythm, and stamina in a fun, supportive environment. This class is for children six years old to adults.
Parent and Me
A playful introduction to dance for toddlers and parents. Using games and movement activities, little ones explore balance, coordination, and rhythm — all while bonding with mom or dad in a safe, engaging class. The AAP milestone chart is the foundation of the class and is integrated into the lesson plans of each class. This toddler class is a great way to interact with your child in a fun and creative way. This is a class for children 18 months to three years old.
Cheer/Pom Dance Classes
For kids who love energy and spirit. Cheer Dance combines jazz-based movement, flexibility, and strength training with the basics of cheer performance. This class is for children five years and up.
Contemporary/Lyrical
A style rooted in expression and musical interpretation. Contemporary fuses ballet, jazz, and modern technique, giving dancers freedom to move with emotion and artistry. This class is for children eight years to adult.
Jazzy Hip-Hop
A high-energy class for four and five-year-olds introducing students to hip-hop and jazz concepts with a focus on musicality, flexibility, and coordination skills.
Baby Ballet
A magical first step into dance. Children explore movement through imagination, games, and basic ballet steps that build fine motor, cognitive, and social skills. Potty training is not required.This 30-minute class is for two-year-olds.
Accelerated Dance
HDW’s invitation-only track for dancers ready for more. Accelerated includes ballet/technique, jazz, lyrical/contemporary, tap, and flexibility. This national-champion program develops serious talent in a culture that values both excellence and balance.